CC & Timeless Tuesday

It's a dismal day with tornado watches being broadcast until 7 PM here in VA! We lost power during the night and branches are littered all over the lawn!  Good day to stamp though, so I took Karen Barber's Color Challenge on SCS to use Primrose Petals, Pink Pirouette and Lucky Limeade and combined it with Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge which happens to be this great sketch by Ally. I had to tweak the layout a bit after I glued my pink panel down and realized I hadn't moved it far enough to the left. :-(   I stamped the Sanded BG stamp (SU) in Primrose Petals ink on Pink Pirouette CS.  I used Memento Tuxedo Black ink to stamp the image on X-Press It Blending Card, die cut it and colored with Copics.  I used a snowflake flourish EF for the BG and added a little bling and now I have another Christmas card for my stash!

STAMPS: Petals and Peace (Flourishes).
ACCESSORIES: Classic Keyhole die set by Flourishes, Doily Lace border punch by MS, Rhinestones by Recollections, Snowflake flourish EF by CB.
COPICS: R81, R85, YG23, YG25, E42, E43, E44.

Congrats to Sarah & Dave

The teapotters have a wedding to celebrate this week! Cathleen Torina (aka ctorina) on SCS has a daughter, Sarah, that is getting married this Saturday. Her wedding colors are cream and gold and we've been challenged to use this color combo for a wedding card.  I kept it simple and tried to make it elegant as well...to keep in the theme of Cathleen's elegant cardmaking style.  For more details about the Teapot Tuesday Challenge, check it out HERE.

STAMPS: Wonderfully Made (Verve)
PAPER: Vintage Cream (PTI), Metallic Gold CS
INK: Versamark
ACCESSORIES: Labels Eighteen Nestie, Ironwork Accents, Victoria EF, Heart border die by PTI, Ranger Queen's Gold EP.

Mojo Monday

Hello and welcome to another Mojo Monday Challenge!  I loved this unique layout and with the cooler fall days approaching, I was in the mood to color up these Verve-alicious pumpkins!  I highlighted the leaves with a mint Spica pen to add a hint of glitter.

STAMPS: Bountiful Harvest (pumpkins),  Harvest Blessings (sentiment & wreath) - both by Verve.
PAPER: On the Bright Side (MME), White (PTI), X-Press It Blending Card.
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black.
ACCESSORIES: Circle Nesties, Fishtail Flags STAX Die-Namics by MFT.
COPICS: YG93, YG23, E99, YR12, YR15, YR18.

So...head on over to the Mojo Monday blog for some great inspiration from the other mojomakers!  Hope you'll be able to play along with us and be sure to link up your card to the linky service and if you post to a public gallery, please use the keyword Mojo259.

Batty for You

Good Friday my friends! It's time for another Raise the Bar Challenge and this week our theme is "I believe I can fly" -  use anything with wings.  I decided to go batty with this challenge and used Amber Hight's great sketch for the Deconstructed Sketch No. 69.  I fussy cut the bats and added some 4mm wiggle eyes.  I am loving the Halloween patterns in this "Haunted" paper pad by MME and the sketch was perfect to combine 4 of them!

STAMPS: Hampton Arts (Michael's)
PAPER: X-Press It Blending Card, White (PTI), Haunted DP by MME
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Black satin ribbon (SU), Corner chomper, Fishtail Flags STAX Die-Namics by MFT, Buttermilk Spica pen, Copics (C00, YR12, YR14, Y06, Y08).

For more inspiration from the other bartenders and our guest designers, please hop on over to the Raise the Bar blog and check it out!

Wild and Wonderful

There's another noon time Wild and Wonderful Challenge on the Flourishes blog as they continue to celebrate a new release this week.  This time we're to create a "rugged" card that would represent the wild west.  I went with the wooden DP background that was distressed and sponged with Black Soot distress ink.  I added black jute twine and figured these coneflowers are bound to be found blooming on a prairie!  I love that this set has a matching Silhouette cut file...so much easier than fussy cutting!  I used X-Press It Blending Card then colored with Copics.
This uses Chupa's layout for her Sketch Saturday Challenge.

STAMPS: With Gratitude by Flourishes
PAPER: "On the Bright Side" DP by MME, White
ACCESSORIES: Postage Stamp Nestie, Square Nestie, Jute twine, Distressing tool.
COPICS: YR12, YR15, YR18, Y19, YG93, YG95, YG99.

Another beautiful fall day on board in VA!  Love this time of year!  Thanks for stopping by and commenting!

Friends Warm the Heart

Flourishes has a "Dear Santa" Noon Time Challenge in celebration of their new release this week. The theme is to make a card fit for a kid. What kid doesn't like to play in the snow?!  I remember many wintry days growing up in northeastern Ohio...playing in the snow...building forts and snowmen...making snow angels...having snowball fights with my two younger brothers!  But I digress! :-)  I colored this cool guy with Copics and popped the oval on foam dots.  A couple of glittery snowflakes add the final touch!  I also used Karen Giron's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge for the layout - in a flipped version. 

STAMPS: Warm Winter Wishes (Flourishes)
PAPER: MME "Merry" and "Winter Wonderland" pads, White, X-Press It Blending Card
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Snowflake punches, Oval Nestie, Fishtail Flags STAX Die-Namics by MFT, EKSuccess border punch, Glitter
COPICS: B0000, B000, R24, R29, E35, E37, YG93, YG95.

Timeless Tuesday Poinsettia

I really need to add to my Christmas card stash, so the Flourishes Timeless Tuesday challenge was perfect!  Amanda Havon has challenged us to a Pinterest Christmas...find a Christmas photo on Pinterest to be our inspiration.  After typing in the search word "poinsettia", I found this lovely card by Kittie Caracciolo using her famous sculpted flowers technique.  Instead of using the dies, I colored this image by Flourishes, cut it out and popped it with foam dots.  Note to self: figure out the leaf placement BEFORE you color!  The shading is upside down on some of the leaves. :-(

STAMPS: Poinsettia and Boxwood by Flourishes
PAPER: Blushing Bride, White, X-Press It Blending Card
INK: Memento Tuxedo Black
ACCESSORIES: Fleur  de Lis Square Nestie, Square Nesties
COPICS: R00, R01, R11, R12, R14, Y13, Y17, YG11, YG13, YG17.